The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-03-05

Injury u health caused by cold contracted
willie confned In the calab lose In an In
txcated condition.
Wheat In the southern part of this state Is
reported ~ In promising condition, hut
reaches are said 10 have been nipped be-
orc the bu
The citizens ~ Inlet, near Amboy, have
"A mysterious wild beast scare. In fact,
there ARE are two monsters prowling around
there, whose trucks are supposed To resem'
BILE those af panthers
The "mule whackers" Of Peru and Vi,
clni,y will have u dance on 81 Patrick's
day.
The Peru Flremen received f25740 nj
their dance last week The Streator ball
net,ed $l43,
The debt OF the city of Peru is about
$4,000.
A girl employed In the Aurora corset
factory going home one night during the
recent II nd, came near being drowned In
one OF the business stree s. Her father
d sbe!Ieyed her, went 90 the place describ
ed by the girl, tell In, and 20 swim for his
life!
Rockford Is not 10 be sneezei at with
lmpun ~. A snuff factory Is about 10 be
started there.
Balleville has a population OF nearly
20 900 and mud enough on It's streets for
POI. 900
A bachelor living near Champaign was
s,licited 20 aid In getting a bell for
church. He refused b give anything I'M
less they would get him wife. The
pastor hunted up u girl who consented to
have the bachelor, and he was made so
a l. 10. isfaA Sim
Hon. +. NJ. Robinson, Of Seneca, con
templates removing his family 10 Evans.
ton this fall to give hiscbildren the benefit
of he college AT that place.
The aggregate amount of taxes for col.
lection Ia NJ .nlius Is $9,33G 20, which Is
nearly 81 900 less than last year.
The fallacious statement that "a woman
cant climb tree was inglorinusly
knocked out" In our town the other day,
saws the seneca R,cord, such feat being
Witnessed by "A number of our citizens
The people of VIII county are being edi
fed by articles In the Joliet papers, show.
Ing that there Is supposed to be something
curious or wrong In the way OF drawing
jurors there.
The photographers Of Bloomington have
gotten into row about rates and cabinet
photos may now be had for 80 cents
dozen, and they are wOrti just that amount.
The Centralia way Of doing II Is this A
Young miss of II marries rich old sub
ject, aged 90. She tries T. get onserva
tor To help her take care Of him. The
court refuses, whereupon she gets di-
vorce. and then marries young fellow
Of 10 years.
Edward Barton, long time resident
and much respected citi len Of La Sale,
removed with his family last week 10
Colorado, his future home.
A locomotive on the C. & A. railroad
ran from jacksonville TO Springfield, "a
miles, In IS minutes.
The Supreme Court having having de.
clared the Normal University private in
stltution, the people Whereabouts are pre-
paring 10 20 Ego west" The Blooming
ton Leader estimates that 500 families will
leave for Kansas and Nebraska next
spring.
Scarlet fever Is again prevalent at
Streator.
Hugh Ta'ty, of Brook6eid, has sold his
farm and become citizen of Seneca, and
Thos WEIGH is to follow suit.
"Mumps' Is the popular disease about
Wenona. This disease IL no respecter OF
persons, the old taking II rs freely ~ the
young Mr. VIM. Swartz, aged 90 and
Mr. Lewis Lake, aged 30, ere wrestling
with II, says the I0dcr.
A conference of prohibtinni,ts was
mtcly held at Springfield. They raised
$500 to assist in carrying the prohibition
amendment in Michigan, and $500 in
Illinois
k,Ikakee is troubled with young vaga-
bonds and thieves, who break open freight
cars and steal goods, which they then
peddle around the county, selling them at
lest than COST